QUICK TAKES
A BRIEF LOOK AT WHAT’S
HAPPENING IN EASTERN OREGON
SCHEPS AND COOPER
PRESENT ‘SPRING JAZZ
AT THE VERT’ MAY 14
LADD MARSH BIRD
FESTIVAL IS A WEEKEND
FOR BIRDWATCHERS
PENDLETON — Rob Scheps
and Matt Cooper will present
“Spring Jazz at the Vert” on Sat-
urday, May 14, 7 p.m. at the Vert
Auditorium, 480 SW Dorion Ave.
Concert tickets are $15.
Concert tickets plus the artist’s
reception — with appetizers and
drinks in the club room — are
$25. Purchase tickets at pendle-
tontickets.com.
LA GRANDE — The 2022
Ladd Marsh Bird Festival is set
for May 13-15.
The weekend begins Friday,
May 13, with a gathering at the
Union County Senior Cen-
ter, 1504 N. Albany St. From
6-8 p.m., visitors can register
and receive a passport for the
festival’s birding stations, as
well as register for fi eld trips
and enjoy music and snacks.
Saturday and Sunday feature
stations at the Ladd Marsh
Wildlife Area, as well as sched-
uled fi eld trips. Space is lim-
ited for the trips — register in
advance at friendsofl addmarsh.
org. A schedule and map of the
stations can also be found on
the website.
BHS PRESENTS ‘SHOUT!’
THE MUSICAL
BAKER CITY — Baker High
School will present “SHOUT! The
Mod Musical” at 7 p.m. Satur-
day, May 14, and 3 p.m. Sunday,
May 15.
Admission is free but tickets
are required. Donations will be
accepted. Tickets are available
at Crossroads Carnegie Art
Center, Sweet Wife Baking and
the front offi ce at BHS.
“SHOUT!” in set in the 1960s
when the hits included “Down-
town,” “To Sir With Love,” “Son
of a Preacher Man” and “Georgy
Girl.” The performance is de-
scribed as “an irresistible blend
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Chris Dennett plays Launce (alongside dog “Crab,” played by Duke) in “The
Two Gentlemen of Verona” at the Bob Clapp Theatre in Pendleton May 13 and
14. For tickets, go to elginoperahouse.com.
of foot-stomping songs, eye-
popping fashions and psyche-
delic dancing that will make you
want to throw your head back
and shout!”
‘THE TWO GENTLEMEN
OF VERONA’ RUNS
MAY 13-14
PENDLETON — The Elgin
Opera House brings Shake-
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Two Gentlemen of Verona” at
7:30 p.m. May 13 and May 14
at the Bob Clapp Theatre on
the campus of Blue Mountain
Community College, 2411 NW
Carden Ave. Tickets are $18 and
can be purchased at elginopera-
house.com.
The cast features Abby Hale,
Carly Elder, Chris Dennett,
Christian Quinlin and a dog
named Duke.
ENJOY AN EVENING OF
JAZZ ON MAY 13
LA GRANDE — The Grande
Ronde Symphony’s Chamber
and Small Ensemble Series
(CASES) is returning to live,
in-person concerts with the
fi rst in the series, featuring
Rob Scheps and Matt Cooper
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MAY 11�18, 2022
in a show titled “Life Is a Lot
Like Jazz!”
The concert will be begin
at 7 p.m. Friday, May 13, in the
Groth Recital Hall in Eastern
Oregon University’s Loso Hall.
Tickets are $10 for adults and
$1 for students. Special fam-
ily/group pricing is available.
Season passes to CASES are
$50. Purchase tickets at gran-
derondesymphony.org or at
the door.
TWO SHOWS,
ONE CONCERT AT
CHURCHILL SCHOOL
BAKER CITY — Bag of Ham-
mers, featuring Luke McKern
and Holly Sorensen, and Firefl y
Walter, hailing from Santa Fe,
New Mexico, will play Friday,
May 13, at Churchill School,
3451 Broadway St.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and
the music starts at 6:45 p.m.
Tickets are $10 in advance at
churchillbaker.com, or $15 at
the door. Proof of vaccination
or a negative COVID test is
required. Admission is free for
fully vaccinated youth age 15
and younger who attend with a
ticket-holding adult.